Tsai Ing-wen will visit at the end of March and will stop by the United States.

US White House spokesman Champier (see photo) said on the 16th that the transit of high-level officials from Taiwan is in line with the usual US practice.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Foreign media reported that President Tsai Ing-wen will visit the United States at the end of March.

US White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on the 16th that the transit of senior Taiwan officials in the US is in line with the usual practice of the US, and the unofficial nature of US relations with Taiwan remains unchanged.

The British media "Financial Times" (Financial Times) recently reported that President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Central America and will pass through the United States. She is also expected to meet with the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, in California.

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Champier was asked at a routine briefing on the 16th local time in the United States, whether President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with White House officials when she transits the United States?

Will the meeting with McCarthy have some repercussions?

In response to this, Champier responded that the transit of high-level Taiwanese officials in the United States is in line with the usual practice of the United States, emphasizing that the unofficial nature of US relations with Taiwan and US policy remain unchanged.

She also pointed out that all Taiwanese presidents have transited through the United States.

Since President Tsai took office in 2016, he has transited through the United States six times, all of which went smoothly without any problems.

Champier also pointed out that this type of transit itinerary is out of consideration for the safety, comfort, convenience and dignity of visitors, and it is also in line with the one-China policy of the United States.

Champier also mentioned that a transit is not a visit, it is private, official and unofficial.

Champier also said that during past crossings, top Taiwanese officials routinely met with members of the U.S. Congress.

Congress is an independent and equal body of government.

However, she also emphasized that Taiwan should not have officially announced the matter of transiting through the United States at this time.